NedPyle [MSFT]

• I am a Principal Program Manager in the Microsoft Windows Server High Availability and Storage group
• I've worked in the IT industry since 1997
• I was a Sergeant in the US Marine Corps infantry (0341 81MM Mortarman, hoorah)
• I was born in Annapolis, MD but moved to Illinois when I was five. I grew up in and around Chicago for the next twenty years
• I moved to North Carolina in 2000, met my lovely wife Lisa and lived there until 2012 - I now live in Seattle, Washington
• I've travelled to Germany, the Netherlands, England, Scotland, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, India, Australia, Spain, and Italy.
• My previous role was a Tech Lead within the 3rd tier escalations for Directory Services.
• I've taught new product training within Microsoft and am a MS Certified Masters instructor
• I was the founder and editor of the AskDS blog
• I own Storage Replica, DFS Replication, the File Replication Service, Scale Out File Server, and SMB.